Arthur Hill High School
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3115 Mackinaw Street Saginaw , , Michigan 48602 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°25′49″N 83°59′25″W / 43.4302°N 83.9903°W |
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| Type | Public, Magnet |
| Established | 1903 |
| Status | Active/Open |
| School district | Saginaw Public School District |
| Superintendent | Nathaniel B. McClain |
| CEEB code | 233280 |
| NCES School ID | 263039006656[1] |
| Principal | Mitt Foley |
| Athletic Director | Fred Townsend |
| Teaching staff | 46.20 (2012-13)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Number of students | 1,012 (2012-13)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.90 (2012-13)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue Gold |
| Athletics conference | Saginaw Valley League, MHSAA |
| Mascot | LumberJacks |
| Nickname | Hillities |
| Rival | Saginaw High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association |
| USNWR ranking | Unranked[2] |
| Feeder schools | Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (SASA), Willie E. Thompson Middle School, and Zilwaukee School |
| Class/Div | Class A/Division 1 |
| Website | AHHS Homepage |
Arthur Hill High School is located at 3115 Mackinaw in Saginaw, Michigan. The student population is 1,012 students[1] as of the 2013-14 school year. Of the three high schools in the Saginaw Public School District, Arthur Hill's student population is the largest.
History
The school was named after a successful lumbering and shipping owner, Arthur Hill. He was President of the School Board for five years.[4]
Arthur Hill graduates Theodore Roethke, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.[5]
Academics
Arthur Hill High School is recognized by NCA (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) as an accredited public high school.[6]
Demographics
Arthur Hill High School Profile 2013/2014[1]
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Athletics
Arthur Hill High School has won several state, regional, and district championships, primarily in boys' basketball and football. The most recent state boys' basketball championships were in 2006 and 1999.
Dick Rifenburg was a star athlete at Arthur Hill High School in football, basketball, and track and field. He led Arthur Hill to MHSAA Class A high school state championship in 1944. The Lumberjacks won the game against Kalamazoo Central High School and an undefeated season (19-0). He scored 24 points, including 17 in the second half. Dick was also the state champion shot put and high jump in 1944. He led Lumberjacks to their first State Track Championship. Rifenburg was named All State in football, basketball and track. In 2002, He was inducted into The Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
NBA player Jason Richardson of the Philadelphia 76ers, winner of two NBA Slam Dunk titles, is an alumnus of Arthur Hill, as is former Drake University point guard Adam Emmenecker, who went from three-year walk-on to Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in his final season in 2008 and current Oakland Athletics pitching coach Curt Young.
The 1973 Arthur Hill Lumberjack football team, coached by George Ihler, is still the only Class A high school football team in Michigan state high school history to complete a season untied, undefeated and unscored upon and outscoring its opponents 443–0. It was the first Class A football team to do so since 1933.[8] The Class C Charlevoix Red Rayders also completed a season untied, undefeated and unscored upon in 1958.[9] The scores were as follows:| Opponent | PF | PA |
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| Midland Chemics | 40 | 0 |
| Highland Park Polar Bears | 51 | 0 |
| Midland H.H. Dow Chargers | 55 | 0 |
| Flint Northwestern Wildcats | 46 | 0 |
| Bay City Handy Wildcats | 40 | 0 |
| Pontiac Central Chiefs | 66 | 0 |
| Flint Northern Vikings | 34 | 0 |
| Bay City Central Wolves | 47 | 0 |
| Saginaw Trojans | 64 | 0 |
The Lumberjacks officially won the state title in Class AA in 1991 by defeating the reigning champion, Detroit Catholic Central, by a score of 13–12. Coached by Jim Eurick, the Lumberjacks outlasted the Shamrocks, who went on to win the title again the next year (1992).
| Opponent | PF | PA |
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| Saginaw Heritage Hawks | 21 | 7 |
| Flint Central Indians | 27 | 21 |
| Flint Northwestern Wildcats | 6 | 8 |
| Bay City Western Warriors | 31 | 18 |
| Muskegon Big Reds | 0 | 12 |
| Bay City Central Wolves | 26 | 20 |
| Flint Northern Vikings | 21 | 14 |
| Midland H.H. Dow Chargers | 16 | 6 |
| Saginaw Trojans | 16 | 0 |
| Playoffs | ||
| Flint Central Indians | 32 | 28 |
| Traverse City Central Trojans | 21 | 18 |
| Adrian Maples | 29 | 0 |
| Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks | 13 | 12 |
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Fall sports
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Winter sports
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Spring sports
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Arthur Hill High School Championships
Football[10]
- 1973 Class A State Champion[11]
- 1991 Class AA State Champion
- 1992 Class AA State Runner-up
Boys Basketball[12]
- 1938 Class A State Runner-Up
- 1944 Class A State Champion
- 1946 Class A State Runner-Up
- 1949 Class A State Runner-Up
- 1952 Class A State Runner-Up
- 1999 Class A State Runner-Up
- 2006 Class A State Champion
- 2010 Class A Regional Final
- 2015 Class A State Runner-up
Boys Swimming and Diving[13]
- 1945 Class A State Champion
- 1946 Class A State Champion
- 1949 Class A State Runner-up
- 1950 Class A State Runner-up
- 1951 Class A State Runner-up
- 1954 Class A State Runner-up
- 1955 Class A State Runner-up
Boys Track and Field[14]
- 1944 Class A State Champion
- 1946 Class A State Runner-up
- 1948 Class A State Runner-up
- 1949 Class A State Runner-up
- 1951 Class A State Runner-up
Boys golf[15]
- Class A State Champion
Girls Basketball[16]
- 1998 Class A State Runner-Up
- 2005 Class A State Semi-finalist
- 2006 Class A State Semi-finalist
- 2007 Class A State Semi-finalist
- 2012 Class A State Regional Final
Notable alumni
- Ed Albosta — former MLB player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Alfonso Boone (Class of 1994) — football player, Bears
- Christopher Currell (Class of 1967) - Band member, Michael Jackson's BAD Tour (1987–89); Synclavier keyboards, synthesizers, digital guitar and rubboard on Michael Jackson's BAD album (1987)
- Craig Dill (Class of 1963) – ABA basketball player, Pittsburgh Pipers
- Adam Emmenecker (Class of 2004) — former basketball player, Drake University[17]
- William H. Haithco Sr. (Class of 1940) — businessman and community leader
- Harry Hawkins (Class of 1922) — All-American football player for the University of Michigan, 1923–1925
- Stephen Lynch (Class of 1989) — professional comedian, Broadway star, Tony Award nominee
- Jack O'Brien (Class of 1957) — Broadway director
- Shonte Peoples (Class of 1989) — football player Michigan Wolverines
- Brian Pruitt (Class of 1991) — All-American football player, Central Michigan University[18]
- Jason Richardson (Class of 1999) — professional basketball player, Orlando Magic
- Dick Rifenburg (Class of 1944) — football player Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Lions. He led the Big Ten Conference in single season receptions during his senior year and set Michigan Wolverines receptions records for both career touchdown and single-season touchdowns.
- Theodore Roethke — Poet, 1954 Pulitzer Prize winner
- Clifton Ryan — Defensive Lineman, St. Louis Rams[19]
- Sam Sword (Class of 1994) — football player, Colts
- Dar Tucker (Class of 2007) — basketball player, DePaul University
- Curt Young (Class of 1978) — current pitching coach of the Oakland A's,and MLB player (Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees)
Notable staff alumni
- George Ihler, football head coach of the undefeated and unscored upon 1973 football team.
- Thomas J. Karac, assistant football coach of the undefeated and unscored upon 1973 football team, is the Senior Director of Stadium Operations for the MLB Baseball Team Tampa Bay Rays, the 2008 ALDS Champions and the 2008 ALCS Champions. He has been with the team since 1997.[20]
References
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- ^ "Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, MI | Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Educational Outcomes". Niche. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Biography of Arthur Hill". Michigan Epic. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich (January 1, 1997). The Pulitzer Prize Archive. Walter de Gruyter. p. 139. ISBN 3598301812.
- ^ "International Registry for Accreditation". AdvanED. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "DICK RIFENBURG". Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Column: Arthur Hill football team gathers to celebrate perfection of 1973 unscored-on, undefeated team". Mlive.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Charlevoix celebrates legendary '58 football team". Petoskeynews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Football Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "ARTHUR HILL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM 1973". Saginaw County Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Boys Basketball Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Boys Swimming and Diving Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Boys Track and Field Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Boys Golf Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Girls Basketball Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Adam Emmenecker Biography". godrakebulldogs.com.
- ^ "Brian Pruitt Bio - Official Athletic Site". cmuchippewas.com.
- ^ "Player Roster: Clifton Ryan #95". St. Louis Rams. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "Front Office". Tampa Bay Rays.